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Director:
Mark Robson
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Writers:
Colin Forbes (novel)
Abraham Polonsky (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 October 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure.
Plot:
When a senior Russian official, Gen. Marenkov, decides to defect to the west, CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to lead the team to get him out... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Shaw To Receive Posthumous Irish Honour
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Sad conclusion to a great career. more (9 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lee Marvin ... Col. Harry Wargrave
Robert Shaw ... General Marenkov
Linda Evans ... Elsa Lang
Maximilian Schell ... Nikolai Bunin
Joe Namath ... Leroy
Horst Buchholz ... Scholten (as Horst Bucholz)

Mike Connors ... Haller
Claudio Cassinelli ... Molinari
Kristina Nel ... Helga Mann

David Hess ... Geiger
Günter Meisner ... Muehler (as Günter Meissner)
Sylva Langova ... Olga (as Sylvia Langova)
Cyril Shaps ... Sedov
Vladek Sheybal ... Zannbin (as Vladets Shebal)
Arthur Brauss ... Neckerman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Ireland:88 min | UK:85 min | USA:88 min
Country:
USA | Ireland
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1979) | Finland:K-16 (1989) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | UK:PG | USA:PG

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Trivia:
Rich Little dubbed virtually all of 'Robert Shaw''s dialogue, but insisted he not be paid as he was a big admirer of Shaw. more

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Sad conclusion to a great career., 2 September 1999
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Author: chez-3 from Chicago

The ONLY reason "Avalanche Express" will ever be mentioned again is that actor Robert Shaw died while the film was in production. Sadly even his voice is heard only briefly in two scenes. The rest of his lines had to be dubbed.

It is one of those goofy espionage thrillers with a large cast of mostly has beens that were popular in the 70's. Where else can you see a movie with Joe Namath, Linda Evans, AND Lee Marvin? Yes, bad movie lovers, this is the film for you.

For fans of Shaw , probably any other film he made is better then this one. Pay tribute to this fine actor by watching "The Sting," "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3," "Jaws," or "Black Sunday." Let this drivel disappear into oblivion as it was meant to.

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